Pretoria - A multimillion rand modern police station has officially been opened on Friday for the Lentegeur community of Mitchell’s Plain.
The police station will serve several areas including Woodlands, Colorado Park, Lentegeur East and West and Mandalay.
Mitchell’s Plain is in the top 10 areas plagued by violent crimes and has the seventh highest recorded murders in the Western Cape. Drug abuse is also high in the area.
Speaking at the official opening of the police station, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said there was a need for a multi-faceted approach involving everyone to win the war against crime and drugs.
“Let us together rid Lentegeur of the drug lords. We will not allow our streets to be turned into little mafia empires by a few heartless scoundrels. We are serious when we say we shall crumble their drug empires,” said Mthethwa.
Whilst the SAPS will continue to arrest those who commit crime, a greater and growing awareness among parents/guardians to look after and protect children must be intensified within society.
“Any commission of crime by children is a societal challenge that requires a societal response, not just by police but all of us as a collective. We have a collective challenge that is confronting all of us,” said Mthethwa. - SAnews.gov.za
